Maximilian Wechsberg

Maximilian Wechsberg
Personal details
Born	1912 Austria-Hungary
Died	1997
Nativity	Czechoslovakia
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	01170243
Rank	Captain
Camp Ritchie	Class 4 (6 January – 6 March 1943)
Team	IPW 12

Teammates

Team — IPW 12

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Maximilian Wechsberg (1912–1997) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland.

Biography

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The timeline research also records Served as member of IPW Team 4 attached to 1st Infantry Division. Was member of 507th PIR, 82nd Airborne Division (later also part of 17th Airborne Division).

Research notes

• Staff & Fac; 5th Army

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	85
row_source	demographics

Timeline

• 11/4/1912 Born in Austria-Hungary (now Czech republic).
• 1/6/1943 Started Class 4.
• Also 16th Infantry Regiment attached to 1st Infantry Division.
• Brothers Meet in Paris. Captain Max Wechsberg met older brother Joseph (right) when their jeeps stopped side by side on Paris’ famed Champs-Élysées Avenue. Tall, loud-spoken Max (left), formerly with famed 1st Inf. Div. has six campaign stars. Greying, calm Joe, author of Looking for a Bluebird, fights his way through Psychological and other warfares…....
• Served as member of IPW Team 4 attached to 1st Infantry Division.
• Was member of 507th PIR, 82nd Airborne Division (later also part of 17th Airborne Division).

Sources

• Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
• Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
• NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
• 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Maximilian Wechsberg for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Wechsberg, Maximilian for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: MAXIMILIAN WECHSBERG.doc)